50,000 North Koreans sent abroad into forced labor, says UN report

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http://atimes.com/2015/10/50000-north-koreans-sent-abroad-into-forced-labor-un-report/

50,000 North Koreans sent abroad into forced labor, says UN report
By AT Editor on October 29, 2015

North Korea has sent at least 50,000 people abroad to work under harsh conditions that amount to forced labor, a report by a rights expert said Wednesday, agencies report.

But the government is making at least $1.2 billion to $2.3 billion a year from their confiscated salaries, said the report by Marzuki Darusman, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea.

The report is due to be formally presented to the UN General Assembly Thursday.

These ‘state-sponsored slaves’, who are engaged in the construction, mining, logging and textile sectors, are underpaid, underfed and forced to work for 20 hours a day with just two off days a month.
Most of them are working in China or Russia while the rest are in 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

[snagglepuss]

1. Just when you think it can't get worse for North Koreans. What a

horrific nightmare. How many other countries will start following suit?